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Learn MoreSaturday, April 13, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
In this day of connection and reflection, we explore the healing power of art in the wake of collective trauma. Listen to a program of chamber music and dramatic texts performed by Oberlin Theater and Conservatory students. Handle artists' books and archival materials. Experience artworks in the exhibition The Body, the Host: HIV/AIDS and Christianity through the eyes of Cleveland-based AIDS and LGBTQ activists.
11 am
Oberlin Conservatory chamber musicians, selections from 50 for the Future
and Aaron Wolff (OC 2017), selections by Arthur Russell
Followed by a gallery talk by artist and activist Gil Kudrin, Nightsweats and T-Cells
2 pm
Oberlin College Theater student performances
Followed by a gallery talk by Bernie Caja, mother of the artist Jerome Caja and Anna van der Meulen, friend and executor
Seating for performances is first-come, first-served.
In between the performances, explore artists' books from the Oberlin College Art Library, archival materials from ACT UP Cleveland and the Oberlin College Archives, and giveaways from the college's Multicultural Resource Center and LGBTQ+ Lorain County.
Thank you to our partners
For free and discrete at-home HIV tests, condoms, PrEP, and resources, visit loraincountyhealth.com/hiv.
Access Statement:
This event will be held in a wheelchair- and rolling walker-accessible building with wheelchair-accessible restrooms. Talks will be in the galleries on the main and second floors—there is no access for wheelchairs or rolling walkers on the second floor. Gallery seating is limited, and camp stools are available by the back entrance. Restrooms are gender-specific; visitors are invited to use the restroom of their preference. No listening devices or ASL interpretation will be available at this event. This event will not be recorded. Please email access questions to Jill Greenwood, jgreenwo@oberlin.edu.
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